WGU D430 FUNDAMENTALS OF
INFORMATION SECURITY EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. correct answers >>
Our ability to protect data from those who are not authorized to
view it.
Examples of confidentiality correct answers >> A patron
using an ATM card wants to keep their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? correct answers >>
Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. correct answers >> The
ability to prevent people from changing your data and the ability
to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? correct answers >>
Permissions restrict what users can do (read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity correct answers >> Data used by a
doctor to make medical decisions needs to be correct or the
patient can die.
, Define the availability in the CIA triad. correct answers >>
Our data needs to be accessible when we need it.
How can availability be broken? correct answers >> Loss of
power, application problems. If caused by an attacker, this is a
Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. correct answers >> The
protection of information and information systems from
unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or
destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. correct answers
>> The Parkerian Hexad includes confidentiality, integrity, and
availability from the CIA triad. It also includes possession (or
control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity correct answers >> Whether the data in
question comes from who or where it says it comes from (i.e. did
this person actually send this email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? correct
answers >> Interception (eaves dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? correct answers
>> Interruption (assets are unusable), modification (tampering
with an asset), fabrication (generating false data)
INFORMATION SECURITY EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. correct answers >>
Our ability to protect data from those who are not authorized to
view it.
Examples of confidentiality correct answers >> A patron
using an ATM card wants to keep their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? correct answers >>
Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. correct answers >> The
ability to prevent people from changing your data and the ability
to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? correct answers >>
Permissions restrict what users can do (read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity correct answers >> Data used by a
doctor to make medical decisions needs to be correct or the
patient can die.
, Define the availability in the CIA triad. correct answers >>
Our data needs to be accessible when we need it.
How can availability be broken? correct answers >> Loss of
power, application problems. If caused by an attacker, this is a
Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. correct answers >> The
protection of information and information systems from
unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or
destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. correct answers
>> The Parkerian Hexad includes confidentiality, integrity, and
availability from the CIA triad. It also includes possession (or
control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity correct answers >> Whether the data in
question comes from who or where it says it comes from (i.e. did
this person actually send this email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? correct
answers >> Interception (eaves dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? correct answers
>> Interruption (assets are unusable), modification (tampering
with an asset), fabrication (generating false data)
